The inaugural season – from the preliminary round to the quarter-finals – of the tournament has seen its fair share of thrills and spills.<\/p>\n
With the semi-finals only three days away, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at the interesting facts and figures from what has been a memorable campaign thus far.<\/p>\n
Increased participation
\nThe AFC Women\u2019s Club Championship\u2122 was contested between eight teams spread across two groups. The AFC Women\u2019s Champions League, however, has provided for more teams to be part of the action. Thirteen sides competed in the preliminary round, with the four group winners joining eight others in the Group Stage. <\/p>\n
Exciting action
\nA total 117 goals were scored in the 37 matches played so far – an average of more than three goals a game, with Japan\u2019s Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies\u2019 \u06f1\u06f7-\u06f0 win over Odisha FC of India the pick of the bunch.<\/p>\n
Individual brilliance
\nTereza Engesha, who played for Hyundai Steel Red Angels FC of Korea Republic in the Group Stage but has since joined China PR\u2019s Wuhan Jiangda Women\u2019s FC, is leading the race for the Top Scorer award with five goals, a tally she shares with already-eliminated Miki Ito of Urawa. Mariana Speckmaier – who is one behind – will hope to score for Melbourne City FC in the semi-finals. <\/p>\n
Shoot on sight
\nHuynh Nhu of Ho Chi Minh City Women\u2019s FC has attempted the most number of shots with 16, three of which ended in the back of the net. Engesha is just one behind. <\/p>\n
Melbourne the pass masters
\nThe Australian side ran rings around their opponents en route to the semi-finals, with three players in the top four for most passes with Rebekah Scott and Alexia Apostolakis having amassed 427 and 405 passes respectively. Red Angels\u2019 Ko Yoo Jin (344) is third while another City player, Laura Hughes is fourth with 285 passes.<\/p>\n
New champions
\nNew champions will be crowned with teams from Korea Republic, Australia, Vietnam and China PR in the semi-finals. In the previous iteration of the tournament, clubs from Japan (two), Jordan, Thailand and Uzbekistan lifted the trophy. <\/p>\n
Experience v youth
\nAt the age of 40, Red Angels\u2019 Kim Jung-mi is the oldest registered player still with a chance of lifting the coveted trophy with the veteran custodian having played for the Korea Republic side in their 2-0 win against Wuhan in the group stage. 17-year-old Shelby McMahon is the youngest with the Melbourne midfielder getting two starts in the group stage and having come on as a substitute in their quarter-final win against Chinese Taipei\u2019s Taichung Blue Whale Women\u2019s Football Team.<\/p>\n
Disciplined performance
\nWhile 22 yellow cards were dished out by match officials, there was only one red card shown throughout the 37 matches – to Sabah FA\u2019s Nurul Azurin Mazlan. The goalkeeper was dismissed during the Group Stage match against Abu Dhabi Country Club which ended in a 2-2 stalemate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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